This exuberant novel, set in western Sydney and Uruguay, celebrates matrilineal connection over three generations of one family Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Graciela María Ferreira – or “Grachu” to her loved ones – is late with the rent again, and she needs the money now. Unfortunately, she’s spent her last dollars on a plush couch, and her landlord is waiting on her doorstep. Grachu isn’t always a believer, but today “she needs God to find her a new job”. So begins Hailstones Fell Without Rain – Natalia Figueroa Barroso’s debut, and the second published novel by a Uruguayan-Australian writer. Sign up for our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Hailstones Fell without Rain by Natalia Figueroa Barroso is out through UQP ($34.99) Continue reading...